Eastman AR380CE-HB Pisano Signature Archtop

John Pisano has a storied career which includes performing and
recording with numerous jazz legends (i.e. Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet,
Joe Pass, Dianna Krall, etc.) Born in New York, John was steeped in jazz
guitar tradition from an early age: he inherited an Epiphone from his
father and later befriended numerous jazz guitar luminaries such as Lenny
Bereau, Chuck Wayne, and Jim Hall. When
John designed the Pisano series of guitars for Eastman, he was able to
draw upon decades of experience as a player as well as a deep knowledge of
archtop guitar construction which he gleaned from his association with
Bob Benedetto, John Monteleone, and John D'Angelico. The result is an affordable
instrument that incorporates the finest materials and lutherie know-how
into a guitar that is both sonically satisfying and visually stunning.

The
AR380CE-HB features a laminate maple top; laminate maple back and sides, a mahogany neck; and an ebony fingerboard. The
body is very comfortable, with a 16" lower bout and 2 3/4" depth and the
scale length is an easy playing 24 3/4". The nut width is 1 11/16".
Both functional and stylish, the
AR380CE-HB is outfitted with an attractive cello style tailpiece, Gotoh
tuners with ebony buttons, wood volume and tone knobs, an ebony
pickguard, and an ebony, magnetically fastened truss rod cover. The
overall style of the instrument is reminiscent of the understated,
"clean" look pioneered by the great Jimmy D'Aquisto and later developed
by Bob Benedetto. In an effort to keep embellishments to a minimum, the
fingerboard is free of positioning dots (there are still side dots) and
the headstock is free of any ornamentation.

The twin,
mounted Kent Armstrong humbuckers are capable of producing a wide
variety of sounds, ranging from full, dark jazz tones to more cutting
and gritty fusion sounds.

Not
long ago, a guitar of this quality would cost a musician a year's
salary. We can all thank John Pisano and the Eastman team for producing a
premium instrument at a players price!

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